Your Guide To Formula One Autosport Circuits

Posted on Tuesday 1 July 2008

A familiar Formula One circuit generally consists of an extended piece of straight tarmac on which the starting rows are placed. The pit lane, where the Formula 1 drivers enter for fuel and replace old tyres during the F1 race, and where the F1 constructors work on the Formula 1 cars prior to the F1 motor race, is commonly situated next to the starting grid. The layout of the remaining parts of the course varies widely, although in certain instances the circuit goes in a clockwise way. Those few tracks that do run anti-clockwise (and therefore have predominantly left-handed bends) could cause drivers neck problems because of the massive amount of sideways forces produced by F1 cars pulling their body in the opposite direction to normal. Visit F1Tribute.com online now and find everything about Formula 1 Racing.

A lot of the tracks presently in operation are uniquely constructed for racing events. The present street circuits are the Circuit of Monte-Carlo and Melbourne, although races in other countries come & go (For Example, Las Vegas & Detroit) & applications for such circuits are constantly talked about ? lately London and Beirut. Several other race courses are also entirely or partially laid out on normal roads, for instance Spa-Francorchamps. The fascination & history of the Monte Carlo Formula One grand prix are the primary cause why the course is still in use at the moment, since it’s considered not to pass the important safety rules imposed on other courses. Three-time Formula 1 World champion Nelson Piquet notably depicted racing in Monte Carlo as “like riding a bike in your living room”.

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